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Due to Coney’s sickness and death I had not yet come to report the Deerhound Jahresausstellung. But better late than never.

On 7 September The annual Deerhound Jahresausstellung took place in Hoisdorf (D). There were 66 Deerhounds entered for the widely known judge Mrs. Lisbeth Mach. Since this location was rather in the north of Germany, the number of hounds reported was lower than normal. There were also two other shows and the races in Versoix. As usual, the show was opened with Scottish music and every participant was given a glass of whisky when entering the ring.   After the “Stolper class” in which 9 puppies were entered, the veterans first came into the ring. Eight veterans bitches were entered, unfortunately one absent. Best veteran became Fritzen Romantic (eight years and three months) of Rüdiger Jaacks, she became later even best bitch! My Cute Coney (ten years and five months) was placed fourth.

Then the males were judged. Two dogs in the Puppieklas.

Hereafter the Youth class in which Brandir had to compete against the ‘ Youth World Champion ‘ Fortheringhay’s Fearwald Fable by Cristina Wüger. This beautiful young male won a shiny empire by Brandir. But Brandir got (in my opinion very unjustifiably) the trophy for ‘ best head of the Puppy and youth classes ‘.        

Then the five champions came into the ring.  Pyefleet Raffles from Rüdiger Jaacks won this class, he would later become BOB and BIS2. In the Open Class appeared five males of which only one got a Very Good. Neroche Indigo to Oelmühle won this class, beautiful male but can be a bit more masculine. Unfortunately, Lisbeth Mach did not judge rigorously what I always see as a disadvantage for the breed. In the Bitches puppy class only one dog. Five Bitches in the youth class including Bernice. Bernice did not want to show herself, did not want to be touched and walked like a mop. She was third, because she is very typical, with a too high valued Very Good.

Seven Deerhound bitches in the intermediate class, one Very Good and seven bitches in the Champion class, all with an Excellent. Four girls in the Workingclass including my Caintha of ten and a half years. She was fourth, partly because she was a little bit lame. Best of this class was Grayrory’s Exclusive of Ake and Maria Käck. This bitch also got the trophy for ‘best head of the adult classes’ and Beinn Mhor McGrain Caoinlan (2h) from Danuta Materzok-Köppen got the ‘Terichline Feet Trophy’.

        Nine bitches were entered for the Open class. This was won by Fritzen Celeste of Randi Konti but my preference was for Grayrory’s Fabulous. Fabulous has a better front, the head is more typical (also in relation to the body) and she has a better topline.  

Anyway, for BOB Raffles and Romantic, both of Rüdiger Jaacks, came back in the ring and Raffles went off with the honour.

Left Fritzs Romantic with “The Cute Coney BOS Trophy”, in the middle Lisbeth Mach and right Pyefleet Raffles with the “Miss Norah Hartley Trophy” and owner Rüdiger Jaacks. The complete results can be found at “exhibition results”.